ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 990314 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.40
Score 0% 68%

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1 Mary did the ethical thing and turned in the diamond necklace she found.
82% Answer Correctly
fraud
accessible
obnoxious
honorable

Solution
The definition for ethical is "Conforming to accepted standards." Used in a sentence: Mary did the ethical thing and turned in the diamond necklace she found. The definition for accessible is "easy to reach or to approach.", the definition for fraud is "Trick.", and the definition for obnoxious is "Highly offensive."

2 After the fire, Mrs. Han tried to salvage her family photos from the wreckage.
84% Answer Correctly
rescue
embellish
celebrated
moderate

Solution
The definition for salvage is "To save from ruin." Used in a sentence: After the fire, Mrs. Han tried to salvage her family photos from the wreckage. The definition for celebrated is "widely known, respected.", the definition for embellish is "To decorate.", and the definition for moderate is "Tending toward the average."

3 Conduit most nearly means:
62% Answer Correctly
channel
prudent
retroactive
insolence

Solution
The definition for conduit is "Means for transmitting or distributing." Used in a sentence: Jason, a notorious gossip, was a conduit for information about his friends. The definition for retroactive is "effective as of a prior time or condition.", the definition for insolence is "Boldness or rudeness.", and the definition for prudent is "Marked by wisdom, shrewd."

4 Turpitude most nearly means:
60% Answer Correctly
corruption
apathetic
entangle
awe

Solution
The definition for turpitude is "Essential baseness, depravity." Used in a sentence: The turpitude of the villain in the movie offended most audiences. The definition for entangle is "to involve in trouble.", the definition for awe is "Emotion combining dread and wonder.", and the definition for apathetic is "Showing little or no emotion."

5 Consuela's friends called her an aesthete when she claimed that Monet's paintings made her cry.
52% Answer Correctly
flagrant
mandate
revoke
connoisseur

Solution
The definition for aesthete is "Person having or affecting sensitivity to beauty." Used in a sentence: Consuela's friends called her an aesthete when she claimed that Monet's paintings made her cry. The definition for flagrant is "noticeably offensive.", the definition for mandate is "An official order or commission to do something.", and the definition for revoke is "To cancel by taking back."